I think my arguments are just as relevant to those who want to counteract large boosts. That can be done by knocking them down or by lifting others up. It's not obvious to me that downzapping is the best way to go about evening the playing field.

Undisciplined

yes, but when we are discussing downzapping, I don't think it's actually about general content curation or punishing -- it's that there are a few stackers who think excessive boosting should be counteracted.

I think the downzap situation is clearly a phenomenon that is tied to what is perceived to be excessive boosting. I don't think downzaps in general have been used enough to really even have much data about how they work.

econ

Reflecting a bit on The Zap Wars

yes, but when we are discussing downzapping, I don't think it's actually about general content curation or punishing -- it's that there are a few stackers who think excessive boosting should be counteracted. 

I think the downzap situation is clearly a phenomenon that is tied to what is perceived to be excessive boosting. I don't think downzaps in general have been used enough to really even have much data about how they work.